Girls' name · since 1961
Richell
Richell has 166 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,744 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 166
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
166 girls have been named Richell since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Richell has been recorded 166 times among girls since 1961, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2001.
- #21,744 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 166 born since 1961
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Richell ranks #21,744 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 166 born since 1961, peaking in the 1970s.
- #21,744 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 166
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Richell's 166 recorded births place it above 69.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Richell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Richell's full recorded timeline at 1981, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Richell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2001
- Peak year (1987)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Richell by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (43 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Richell's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Richell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
35 births
- 1970s
1970s
43 births
- 1980s
1980s
43 births
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 43 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Richell's decade-level peak was the 1970s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Richell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1961–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Richell draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.